to brake
01
刹车, 停止
to slow down or stop a moving car, etc. by using the brakes
Intransitive
例子
As the train approached the station, the engineer began to gradually brake to ensure a gentle and precise stop.
当火车接近车站时，工程师开始逐渐刹车以确保平稳而精确的停止。
02
刹车, 停止
to bring a vehicle or object to a slower speed or a complete stop by applying a brake
Transitive: to brake a moving vehicle
例子
The driver skillfully braked the car as they approached the sharp curve in the mountain road.
司机在接近山路上的急转弯时熟练地刹车。
Brake
01
a device used to slow down or stop the movement of a vehicle
例子
Brakes must be checked regularly for safety.
02
anything that slows, restrains, or impedes a process or action
例子
Lack of funding was a brake on the project.
03
a dense area of vegetation, usually dominated by one plant type
例子
The hikers pushed through a brake of brambles.
04
a tall, coarse fern, often several feet high, sometimes considered a weed fern
例子
Brakes along the path created a natural screen.
05
any fern of the genus Pteris, often pinnately compound and popular as a houseplant
例子
Brakes are easy to grow indoors with indirect light.
